school
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She’s a boots girl
Namine has always loved boots. She comes by that honestly enough — both my sister and I are suckers for a good pair of boots.
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Getting ready for first grade
Not long ago, the tub containing Namine’s first grade curriculum and supplies arrived. Today we unboxed it all and reorganized our school nook.
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Fashionable headwear
Namine likes to be stylish, no matter what.
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Reading and spelling
Since I’m not home during the day, I don’t always get to see Namine’s progress firsthand. When I do, though, it’s awesome.
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Making a bulletin board
Today was my family picnic, but we didn’t go. Jessica was already sick, and with Namine going to Urgent Care last night, we thought it best to stay home. But that didn’t mean we were just going to mope around.
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School and a fire alarm
When I got home from work yesterday, I already had a pounding headache. Jessica and Namine were still doing school. Namine had only one more thing to do before her day was done, but she was being difficult. With my head pounding, I took over school for Jessica so she could have a break.
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Feeling better
I’m happy to say that Namine is feeling much better today than she did yesterday.
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Amazing progress
Namine got a late start at school this year because she needed heart surgery.
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Fun among chaos
Today Namine had a playdate with her friend Norah and I had adult conversation her mom Amanda. We have been trying to go to the zoo for quite sometime, but the weather and the schedules just did not line up until day.
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School picnic
Today we attended Namine’s end of the year school picnic in Marshfield. It wasn’t quite as far away as when we visited for orientation and supplies pickup, but it’s still four hours away. To make the drive easier, we stayed with my aunt last night. As a result, the drive up this morning was only…
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Handwriting exercises
I was having Namine do handwriting exercises. After she was done with letter lines, I told her she could write whatever she wanted, as long as it was a sentence.
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School work
Some of Namine’s school work. She did a great job.